Back to the Past
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A/N: Okay, I was bored and I wanted to write another chapter tonight, so here is the second update for today. If it sucks, it's because I wrote it in about ten minutes.
Chapter Five: Nightmare
That evening, Paige, Leo and Piper came home to find dinner cooked and ready, courtesy of Tanya and Chris.
"Wow, I love having you here. I don't have to cook," Piper said, when she, Leo, Paige and Chris were seated at the table, eating.
Tanya smiled. "Hey, I helped," Chris said indignantly. Everyone laughed, knowing what his idea of helping actually was.
"So, you two seem to be getting along," Paige observed.
Leo looked up, "Oh, that's right, you hadn't met until this morning."
Chris and Tanya nodded, not wanting to accidentally spill that they had known each other all their lives.
"Hey, where's Phoebe?" Tanya asked.
"She's on a date with her new boyfriend. I think his name's Alex or something," Paige replied.
"Haven't they been going out for a while now?" Piper asked.
"Yeah, I think it's almost a month."
"You think I should move out of her room for tonight?" Tanya asked.
"I'm not sure. We can see if she brings him home or not," Piper said.
Leo stood up and started to clear the plates. The five of them got up and piled their plates in the sink to do tomorrow.
"Hey, do you guys want to watch a movie?" Paige suggested.
Everyone headed to living room and turned on the tv. They settled onto the couch and Piper popped in a dvd.
Several hours later Phoebe walked in, her boyfriend with her.
"Hey guys," she said.
They all smiled and said hello to Alex, who went over to talk to Piper and Leo while Tanya pulled Phoebe aside.
"You want me to sleep down here? I can crash on one of the couches."
"You can sleep in my room," Paige offered, coming over to them.
"I'll be fine down here," Tanya insisted.
"Are you sure?" Paige asked, receiving a nod in response.
"Sorry to kick you out," Phoebe said.
"It's fine."
Just then, Leo and Piper walked past, apparently satisfied that Alex was okay for Phoebe to date.
"We're going to bed. See you in the morning."
They exchanged goodnights, and then Paige, Phoebe and Alex went upstairs. Phoebe came down quickly to bring Tanya a blanket and a pillow, then headed back upstairs.
"You sure you'll be okay down here?" Chris asked her.
She nodded. "Where are you sleeping?"
"At P3. My room's in the office."
"Oh. Okay, goodnight," she said.
"Goodnight."
Tanya tossed the blanket and pillow on a couch and lay down, thinking about the couple she had seen in the park that afternoon.
Her parents.
She began to remember fond memories of her childhood. She remembered her mother, the way she looked, the way she sounded, the way she acted. The two had always been close since they were all they had left of their family.
Tanya remembered the day her mother had died. She had been sixteen at the time, when she had come home, finding her mother on the floor, a sword sticking out of her chest.
Excalibur.
Then the sword had disappeared, and Tanya had run, screaming and crying to her mother's side.
"Mom! Please don't leave me!" she had sobbed, clutching her mothers bloody hand. But then she had given one last breath, and just like that, her mother was gone. The poor girl had stayed there for hours until Chris had come over, finding that she hadn't moved since.
Tanya woke up, the memory of her mother, dead, engraved in her mind. She looked at the clock by the couch, seeing it was three in the morning already. Tanya closed her eyes, and quietly began to sob.
She thought of her mom, of Piper, Phoebe and Paige from her future. She remembered Sam, her boyfriend and Bianca, her other best friend and Chris's dead girlfriend. Wyatt had killed them all.
Tanya sobbed louder, and she felt strong arms envelope her body. She looked up and saw Chris sitting next to her on the couch. She leaned into his chest and cried, allowing memories to wash over her, sobs wracking her body.
Finally she calmed down and her crying subsided. Chris held her, then turned her to face him. He wiped away her tears and she smiled weakly at him. He smiled back at his best friend.
"Are you feeling better now?" he asked.
She nodded.
"Were you thinking about your mom?" he whispered softly.
Again she nodded.
"Go back to sleep," he said, pushing her gently back down on the couch.
"What are you doing here?" she whispered.
"Couldn't sleep, so I figured I'd come over here," Chris answered.
He wrapped his arms around her, and she leaned against him, quickly falling asleep.
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